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*[[Frak (expletive)]], a pseudo-profanity popularized through the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series |
*[[Frak (expletive)]], a pseudo-profanity popularized through the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series |
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*''[[Frak!]]'', a 1980s computer game |
*''[[Frak!]]'', a 1980s computer game |
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'''Fräck''' (spelled with the [[Umlaut (diacritic)|umlaut]] [[ä]]) is also the product name of a shaving [[mirror]] produced by [[IKEA]], a multinational home products retailer.<ref>{{cite web|title=FRÄCK Mirror|publisher=Ikea.com|accessdate=2009-07-14|url=http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/38006200}}</ref> Most IKEA product names are in Swedish, and ''fräck'' is the Swedish word for ''audacious'', ''shameless'' or ''bold'' (while '''''frack''''', without ''ä'', would translate to [[tailcoat]]). In the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, a mirror of this type is installed in the cabin of [[William Adama]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Battlestar Galactica's Cylon Dream Kit|publisher=[[PC Magazine]]|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2290393,00.asp}} (cited to [[IMDB]])</ref> |
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====Clothing==== |
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'''Frak''' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] word for a long coat for men, not often used anymore in the [[Netherlands]], but still commonly used in the Dutch speaking part of [[Belgium]], used for all sorts of coats, both for men and women.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frak at Het Vlaams Woordenboek (Dutch)|accessdate=2009-01-25|url=http://www.vlaamswoordenboek.be/definities/term/frak}}</ref> |
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In the [[Czech language]] and [[Polish language]], the word '''frak''' (pronounced the same way as written, with hard "r" and phonetic "ʌ") stands for a [[tailcoat]] (a black coat with coat-tails). In Spanish, the word 'frac' has the same meaning. |
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'''Frakk''' is the most ordinary word used in west [[Scandinavia]] meaning a coat for both men or women. |
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'''Fracking''' (or "fracing") may refer to [[hydraulic fracturing]] of oil or gas wells, in which a slurry of sand and chemicals is injected into the rock formation at high pressure. The fracking fluid weakens and fractures the surrounding rock, making it more permeable and thus easier to pump the oil or gas from the well. However, use of fracking chemicals<ref >http://www.earthworksaction.org/FracingDetails.cfm</ref> have been blamed for environmental pollution and serious illness such as cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=EPA to citizens: Frack you|publisher=salon.com|accessdate=2006-05-05|url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/05/fracking/index.html}}</ref> The proposed [[Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act|FRAC Act]] would close a loophole exempting fracing from certain federal regulations. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Frac (disambiguation)]] |
*[[Frac (disambiguation)]] |
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Revision as of 23:07, 29 September 2009
Frak may refer to:
- Frak (expletive), a pseudo-profanity popularized through the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series
- Frak!, a 1980s computer game
Fräck (spelled with the umlaut ä) is also the product name of a shaving mirror produced by IKEA, a multinational home products retailer.[1] Most IKEA product names are in Swedish, and fräck is the Swedish word for audacious, shameless or bold (while frack, without ä, would translate to tailcoat). In the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, a mirror of this type is installed in the cabin of William Adama.[2]
Clothing
Frak is a Dutch word for a long coat for men, not often used anymore in the Netherlands, but still commonly used in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, used for all sorts of coats, both for men and women.[3]
In the Czech language and Polish language, the word frak (pronounced the same way as written, with hard "r" and phonetic "ʌ") stands for a tailcoat (a black coat with coat-tails). In Spanish, the word 'frac' has the same meaning.
Frakk is the most ordinary word used in west Scandinavia meaning a coat for both men or women.
fracturing
Fracking (or "fracing") may refer to hydraulic fracturing of oil or gas wells, in which a slurry of sand and chemicals is injected into the rock formation at high pressure. The fracking fluid weakens and fractures the surrounding rock, making it more permeable and thus easier to pump the oil or gas from the well. However, use of fracking chemicals[4] have been blamed for environmental pollution and serious illness such as cancer.[5] The proposed FRAC Act would close a loophole exempting fracing from certain federal regulations.
See also
<references>
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
- ^ "FRÄCK Mirror". Ikea.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "Battlestar Galactica's Cylon Dream Kit". PC Magazine. (cited to IMDB)
- ^ "Frak at Het Vlaams Woordenboek (Dutch)". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ http://www.earthworksaction.org/FracingDetails.cfm
- ^ "EPA to citizens: Frack you". salon.com. Retrieved 2006-05-05.